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  Dave Thomas (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dave Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a comedian as well as an actor.
As of 2004, Thomas was on the official Advisory Committee for the Comedy program at Humber College, the only such diploma program in the world or the universe.
In 2006 Thomas reprised his voice role in Brother Bear 2 and appeared as himself in the feature film The Aristocrats.
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 David Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dave Thomas (American businessman) (1932–2002), founder and chairman of the Wendy’s fast-food chain
Dave Thomas (footballer), former soccer player for Burnley.
David Thomas (geographer), professor of geography at the University of Oxford.
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 Dave Thomas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Dave Thomas (July 2, 1932 - January 8, 2002) was the founder and chairman of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, a fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers.
He had such presence in these ads that many believed he was a professional actor.
Adopted as an infant, Thomas was himself a well-known advocate for adoption.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/d/da/dave_thomas.html   (148 words)

  
 Dave Thomas - Northern Stars
Although Dave Thomas was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he spent quite a few of his formative years growing up in North Carolina.
In an odd way, it is somehow unfortunate that Dave Thomas and his cohort, Rick Moranis are probably best known to audiences in both Canada and the Untied States as the McKenzie Brothers,
A little known fact is that Dave Thomas co-created and was co-executive producer of "America's Funniest People" for ABC in 1990.
www.northernstars.ca /actorsstu/thomas_davebio.html   (753 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sctv: Behind the Scenes: Books: Dave Thomas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Dave Thomas, the author, does an excellent job of capturing the egos, the infighting, and the creative styles of the shows writers and performers.
Dave Thomas was one of the stars and writers on the show and most famously known as one half of the McKenzie Brothers which was created on the show.
Dave Thomas, a cast member and head writer of the show, provides invaluable commentary on its the backstage operations and the sometimes less-than-amicable relations between cast members.
www.amazon.ca /Sctv-Behind-Scenes-Dave-Thomas/dp/0771085664   (1408 words)

  
 Dave Thomas on Grace Under Fire
Dave Thomas was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in North Carolina and also spent some time in England.
Thomas earned a master's degree in English literature from McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) and got his first taste of performing in the Toronto cast of "Godspell." But three months later, the show closed and the young actor hit a dry spell.
Thomas is best known to American audiences as a member of the innovative "SCTV" ensemble and as half of the McKenzie Brothers, the act which rocketed him and partner Rick Moranis to stardom.
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 Dave Thomas to replace Dave Thomas as Wendy's spokesman
Thomas, who founded Wendy's in 1969 and first began appearing in commercials in 1971, passed away Jan. 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Thomas, who is best known for his work on the 1970s sketch-comedy show SCTV and the 1983 movie Strange Brew, said he was delighted to be appointed as the new Wendy's spokesman.
Schuessler said several factors were examined before Dave Thomas was chosen from a long list of potential candidates.
www.recoilmag.com /news/dave_thomas_to_replace_dave_thomas_0502.html   (327 words)

  
 Dave Thomas
But while Thomas may have had the adolescent face and short stature of Jerry Mathers, his taste in comedy was as mature and as wickedly satirical as any of his Second City confreres.
Among Thomas' dozens of comic characterizations during his Emmy-winning SCTV years, the best known and most popular were his dead-on impression of Bob Hope and his deadhead interpretation of donut-munching, bacon-ingesting, beer-swilling "typical" Canadian Doug McKenzie.
Dave Thomas' career hasn't quite reached the heights of such SCTV alumni as Moranis, Martin Short, and the late John Candy, but he's still plugging away, producing, directing, writing, and starring in uproarious cable TV specials; Thomas was cast in the regular role of Russell on the popular Brett Butler sitcom Grace Under Fire.
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 Dave Thomas @ Filmbug
Thomas was born to British parents in St. Catharines, near Niagara Falls in Canada.
Thomas stayed with SCTV as it continued to air on CBC, and in the U.S. on NBC, through 1982.
In the late 1980s, Thomas directed John Travolta in The Experts (1989) and appeared in Boris and Natasha for director Charles Martin Smith.
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 Article Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Dave Thomas was born on July 2, 1932.
Thomas was 12 when he got his first restaurant job, working as a counterman in Knoxville, Tennessee.
In 1982 Dave Thomas went into retirement, but it wouldn't be long before he was back with the Frostys and square hamburgers.
www.virtualfools.com /filler/news/davethomas.html   (593 words)

  
 Dave Thomas - Interesting Motherfuckers - Acid Logic ezine
Dave Thomas, The Greatest Hamburger Grill Cook Ever, was born out of wedlock in 1932 and put up for adoption.
So Dave's was stuck with his adopted father, a cold, unfeeling man whose life was a series of unfulfilling relationships and dead end jobs - Sounds like he was a comedy writer.
It was Dave and his kitchen-kronies who came up with all the signature gimmicks like serving the chicken in a bucket and the "Finger Lickin' Good" slogan, but what really made Kentucky Fried Chicken was putting a human face on the chicken through the promotion of the Colonel into a mass media icon.
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 Dave Thomas
A graduate of McMaster University, Dave Thomas began his professional life as a writer for ad agency McCann-Erickson.
Thomas has been a regular on several TV series including CBC’s The New Red Green Show, five seasons of the ABC-TV sitcom Grace Under Fire and has appeared in the CBC-TV movie The New Beachcombers (2002).
Thomas lives in Malibu, California with his wife Kim and their three children.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=3449   (304 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Movies - Artists - Thomas, Dave: Thomas says lawsuit may be brewing
TORONTO - Producer-actor Dave Thomas said yesterday he is considering legal action against the Toronto-based company that was supposed to finance Home Brew.
But Thomas said he had to tell the mostly Canadian cast and crew last Friday that the production was shutting down.
Thomas said he discovered last week that certain Home Brew money arrangements weren't in place, including an insurance policy that guarantees sales and distribution of Home Brew.
jam.canoe.ca /Movies/Artists/T/Thomas_Dave/1999/07/23/762185.html   (411 words)

  
 IGN: Interview with Dave Thomas (Conclusion)
Thomas, who remembered the formative days of the Second City comedy troop (with Joe Flaherty, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and John Candy), his work on The Dave Thomas Show, the McKenzie Brothers skits, film, and platinum record, Grace Under Fire, and a variety of other projects both theatrical and televised.
THOMAS: Well, there's a perception of it being more bad than it really is. Vegas Vacation was not really that great, but on the other hand, it opened well.
THOMAS: No. Back to the book, though, one of the things that I discovered in the book, and I used conflicting versions of the stories, is that people remember things differently.
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 Dave Thomas Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He received an excellent showcase in "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" (CBS, 1990), a five-week summer replacement series, but somehow his amorphous personality failed to register as the main attraction.
Thomas' next project of note was "America's Funniest People" (ABC, 1990), a video compilation show, which he co-created and co-executive produced.
Thomas enjoyed a stint as a co-star of the popular Single Mom sitcom "Grace Under Fire" (ABC, 1993-98) starring Brett Butler.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/197226   (811 words)

  
 Dave Coulier Photos - Dave Coulier News - Dave Coulier Information
Dave, Lorenzo Music, and Bill Murray are connected together in two ways.
During the final season of Full House, Dave (Joey) invited the cast of Full House to watch him play hockey in a game that included other celebrities and professional hockey players raising money for a childrens charity.
Dave went to Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan.
www.tv.com /dave-coulier/person/45214/summary.html   (568 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Dave Thomas
Biography: Dave Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a comedian and actor.
He was born in Canada and first achieved fame as a cast member of the Canadian syndicated comedy show SCTV, where he portrayed, among other characters, "Doug" of Bob & Doug McKenzie fame.
As of 2004, Thomas was on the Advisory Committee for the Comedy program at Humber College, the only such diploma program in the world.
www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=3120   (124 words)

  
 David Thomas - Moviefone
A very special one-off concert by David Thomas and pale gagarins will be...
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David Thomas - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, David Thomas Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Dave Thomas
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Wendy's program to assist adoption agencies: the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, named for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Restaurants'......
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Thomas and Rick Moranis originally created the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in protest against government requirements for "identifiable Canadian content" in domestically produced television programming.
Despite this, they became so popular that the skits were included in the U.S. version of the program, and Thomas and Moranis were made members of the Order of Canada for their contribution to Canadian culture.
Brother of Ian Thomas, of the rock group "Painted Ladies." Attended McMaster University
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 RailsConf 2006 Keynote Series: Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas opened the conference by challenging the Rails community to attack and solve various issues in the following keynote:
Dave Thomas is recognized internationally as an expert who develops high-quality software—accurate and highly flexible systems.
And Dave suggests some cool stuff concerning AR using DB info to automatically do some linking and validating for us.
blog.scribestudio.com /articles/2006/06/30/railsconf-2006-keynote-series-dave-thomas   (596 words)

  
 IGN: 10 Questions: Dave Thomas
Interview with Dave Thomas (Part 1 of 5)
Interview with Dave Thomas (Part 2 of 5)
Interview with Dave Thomas (Part 3 of 5)
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 David Dylan Thomas :: Blog
Some of the best character actors in the world have found their way into Christopher Guest films and the like.
And though the following actors are strong - Jeff Bridges, Joey Pants, Tim Blake Nelson, William Fichtner - the idea of seeing them in a porno is not an inducement to buy (sadly, I’ve already seen full-frontal Nelson in The Good Girl).
Last year we went through all the character actors we could get our hands on.
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 Dave Thomas - Movie Tome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Dave is Creative Director of Los Angeles-based Animax Interactive, and has assembled a bullpen of Hollywood writers and artists with experience in TV, Film, and Radio.
They deliver Hollywood-quality concepts and execution using new technologies for television, Internet, wireless, e-mail, DVD, and other delivery systems.
Samples on their website include animated shorts, featuring celebrity voiceovers by Thomas, Rick Moranis, and Paul Shaffer, demonstrate and explain Animax Interactive's business.
www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-3599/Dave_Thomas   (182 words)

  
 Dave Thomas (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Dave was the eldest son of John...
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 100 Funniest Entertainers 100-81
Actor Dave Thomas took the simple sketch "The Great White North" from SCTV and turned it into the cult movie favorite "Strange Brew".
His role as John Clease's assistant in Rat Race is also very funny.
An accomplished voice actor, Tom Kenny's best acting role was on the hit TV series "Mr.Show", where his voices gave a cartoonish edge to the characters he played.
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Lincoln, Elmo - First actor to play Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Thomas, Lowell - Brought Lawrence of Arabia to public notice
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